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reversionary
CIDE DICTIONARY
reversionary, a.
Of or pertaining to a reversion; involving a reversion; to be enjoyed in succession, or after the termination of a particular estate; as, a reversionary interest or right. [1913 Webster]
reversionary, n.
That which is to be received in reversion. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
reversionary
atavistic, compensatory, indemnificatory, reactionary, recessive, recidivist, recidivous, redeeming, redemptional, redemptive, regressive, reparative, restitutive, restitutory, restorative, retributive, retrograde, retrogressive, retrorse, retroverse, returnable, reversible, reversional, revertible, revulsionaryFor further exploring for "reversionary" in Webster Dictionary Online